What Is The Case Of Mcculloch Vs Maryland 1819

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1. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

a. Constitutional Question: Under the Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, did the Maryland law unconstitutionally interfere with congressional law?

b. Background Information: Congress set up the bank of Maryland McCulloch argued that the Maryland tax was unconstitutional and had no authority to demand taxes from the bank in Maryland. James W. McCulloch was a cashier at the Baltimore Branch and refused to pay the taxes. Thus lead to the case of McCulloch v. Maryland on February 22, 1819 and was later decided on March 6th, 1819. This case was questioned using the Constitution and holding for unconstitutionally handling the bank.

c. Opinion: The ruling for this particular case was under the Article I, Section …show more content…

Opinion: The opinion for this case was 6-3 upholding to Mapp. She used the First Amendment rights for her case during court. However, Mapps also used the Fourth Amendment to the U.S Constitution saying that because it was an unfair search and seizure. Her house was her privacy and they were unfairly trespassing.

10. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

a. Constitutional Question: Did having a prayer at the start of a school day violate the clause of religion as stated in the First Amendment?

b. Background Information: Engel was the parent of a student who was under the school in New York State who was in desire of a nondenominational prayer. The law states that you may take absence from it if it was objectionable. As a parent, he sued of his child. It was not fair for him to take absence just because of religion and he had fought using the first amendment as well as the fourteenth.

c. Opinion: The ruling for this case was 6 votes for Engel and 1 for Vitale. Due to the question of violation against the First Amendment, it was said in court as violation of establishment of religion. The reason for this decision was based on the obvious reason of difference in religion and to keep it fair under freedom of religion and establishment.

11. Baker v. Carr

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